1986 Dominican Republic general election

1986 Dominican Republic general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Joaquín Balaguer Jacobo Majluta Juan Bosch
Party PRSC PRD PLD
Popular vote 877,378 828,209 378,881
Percentage 41.53% 39.20% 17.93%

Results by department

President before election

Salvador Jorge Blanco
PRD

Elected President

Joaquín Balaguer
PRSC

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1986.[1] Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) won the presidential election, whilst the PRSC-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 72%.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p248